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Course Details

The first 5.5kms from Helwith Bridge will be escorted – competitors will ride behind the lead car in a rolling road closure.
Total distance: 61kms (38 miles)
Road: 28kms (45mins – 1hr 5mins)
Unsurfaced: 33kms (2hrs 15mins – 4hrs 40mins)
Unrideable: 6kms – 8kms (dependent on individual ability & prevailing conditions)
Total climbing: 1524m (5000ft)

SPORTident timing points are at Ingleborough, Cold Cotes, Whernside, Ribblehead, Pen-Y-Ghent and the finish at Helwith Bridge.

3 Peaks Cyclo-Cross Course Map (Consult OS Leisure Sheet 2 – ‘Yorkshire Dales’ – for topographical details)

COURSE SHOWING NO-CYCLING EXCLUSION ZONE

COURSE SHOWING NO-CYCLING EXCLUSION ZONE

PLEASE NOTE!! The off-road sections marked in red are footpaths and/or private land. Permission for cycling over these sections has only been obtained for the day of the race. This means that no training on a cycle is allowed on these sections – it is illegal to ride there except on the day of the race. The red numbers are O.S. grid references for the start and end of each excluded section. Click the title to close.

Location metres kms Estimated times
Helwith Bridge 220 0 9.30
Horton-in-Ribblesdale 227 3 9.35
Gill Garth 300 6 9.42 – 9.50
Ingleborough 723 12 10.10 – 11.10
Cold Cotes 260 17 10.25 – 11.30
Ingleton 200 20 10.30 – 11.37
Chapel-le-Dale 285 27 10.42 – 12.00 (stop time)
Whernside 736 31 11.05 – 13.05
Blea Moor Aquaduct 310 35 11.15 – 13.20
Ribblehead 303 38 11.25 – 13.40
Horton-in-Ribblesdale 227 47 11.35 – 14.00 (stop time)
Pen-Y-Ghent 694 52 12.10 – 15.00
Horton-in-Ribblesdale 227 58 12.25 – 15.25
Helwith Bridge 220 61 12.30 – 15.30
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